Students pay tribute to missing Korean War soldiers

East Elementary students are making origami birds to honor missing Korean War soldiers

6:26 AM,
May 9, 2013

Samantha Marks, left, writes names on a sheet of paper while Grant Gardner, center, and Christian Burghy fold origami cranes Tuesday at East Elementary School in Lancaster. Students at the school are making origami cranes with names of veterans who were either killed in action, missing in action or prisoners of war during the Korean War. The cranes will be hung from trees in front of the school for Memorial Day.

Written by

Michelle George
The Eagle-Gazette Staff

When Grant Gardner first taught himself how to make an origami crane with the help of an instructional video on YouTube, he had no idea how the skill would come in handy one day.

It was just a short time ago when Grant's fourth-grade teacher, Lisa Schisler, approached her students at East Elementary School in Lancaster with the idea of making birds to honor the 7,929 U.S. military personnel listed as missing in action after the Korean War.

"I walked up to her and said, 'I made this (crane),'" Grant said. "Then I taught her how to fold them." ...